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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship

...businesses. From athletes to celebrities, public exhibitions to social justice project – it seems that businesses are increasingly relying on sponsorship to sell their brand. This weeks episode of the Bottom Line discusses the opportunities and dangers involved with this burgeoning global sponsorship market. Given its growing importance, sponsorship can do more than...
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If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...businesses, which often do not have back-ups. This ransomware was different in that it spread of its own accord through unpatched systems (systems that had not followed recent warnings to protect against a virus and back-up their files) – as a worm. But it is humans that are generally the weakest link when it comes to information security. The perfect crime? Ransomware...
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Article 5 mins
Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...business and to report how they will manage those risks. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report released this summer confirms that the world will warm beyond 1.5o C in the next decades, even if COP26 is successful in reaching agreements to achieve net-zero. TCFD forces organisations to face the consequences for their business model assuming a 2oC...
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Article 10 mins
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...business, and generally it is used to indicate something good and positive about an organisation, process or product. But what does it really mean? Think about the word ‘sustainable’ for a moment. What are the first things that come to mind? Here is a list of some possible answers: environmentally friendly lasting a long time continually growing organic biodegradable...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Managing for Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Managing for Sustainability

...businesses and gives some insight into how these companies function while adhering to various environmental management systems. This material is taken from Open University course T867: Managing for sustainability... Source planning in waste Chris Murphy gives a brief overview of the waste industry from his experience. Source planning in occupational safety Joe Taylor...
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Video 23 mins
Coping with Depression
Society, Politics & Law

Coping with Depression

...business. The monstrosity of life overwhelms you.” Following a nervous breakdown in 1995, actor and journalist Stephen Fry discovered he was suffering from bi-polar disorder – commonly known as manic depression. Symptoms of fear and sadness (often classed as ‘anxiety’ and ‘depression’ if they are diagnosed) are the most common ‘mental disorders’ in Britain...
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Video 38 mins
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...business activities. In the future, you may want to pursue a career in risk management – with an organisation, an auditing company or perhaps a regulatory body. The risk management business has grown over the past three decades in reaction to the glaringly apparent risk management failings of organisations. Certainly, since the global banking crisis, risk management has...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...business management and computing to creative arts and languages. Created by our leading OU academics, and with many courses endorsed by leading industry partners, you can be confident in getting world-class learning and practical skills that you can immediately apply in the real world. Julia Pennacchia, who studied a short course with the OU, said: From the very start of...
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